Stray Cats And Dogs In Turkey

Lots of the cats in Turkey have long fine hair.

Stray cats and dogs in turkey. Turkey has an incredible amount of stray cats and dogs. In Turkeys largest city Istanbul which has the most confirmed Covid-19 cases there are some 162970 stray cats and 128900 dogs according to the citys 2018 figures. Wandering around the streets of Istanbul Turkey one cant help but notice the plethora of friendly stray cats found everywhere from mosques to shops.

True friends Turkish social-media users have largely praised the move with many thanking Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu. Shelters protect needy stray animals in eastern Turkey 60 shelters built through youth initiative to help animals at freezing winter conditions. On a hot summer day walking the steep stone-paved street from the port of Karaköy towards the main avenue on the European side of Istanbul is not an easy task even for.

We have a few strays in our neighborhood at home. But then I saw more and more cats. As an animal lover one of my favorite aspects of life in Turkey can also be one of the most challenging.

These animals in all of Turkeys urban centers now get services from local. In Stray Cats and Dogs in Van Province Eastern Turkey. 1Department of Parasitology Faculty of Veterinary Medicine Van Yuzuncu Yil University 65040 Van Turkey.

A tram stopping to wait for a stray cat to finish drinking water from the ground a shopping mall letting dogs sleep inside wrapped in blankets during a snowstorm an imam petting cats in a mosque and my favourite a cat at the top of an escalator refusing to move despite being in the way. Turkey has so so many cats. Stray dogs and cats in Turkey.

The remainder is wild. I love seeing a. There is a rich vein of lore explaining why this ancient metropolis is so stray-friendly and this documentary.